Shoe-securing device



E. F. ELLIOT.

SHOE SECURING DEVICE APPLICATION FILED AUG- I, 1919.

1 44,996. Patented J 116 29, 1920.

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INVENTPR NEY E. F. ELLIOT.

SHOE SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. me.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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c Application filedf'ltugust 1,, 1919. Seria1 No. 314,71 G.

To all'wh 'om'z't'may concern: Q Q Bait known that I,-ELo1's' Fos'rnn' ELL O'r, a citizen of he United States of Amerlca, residing at San Antonio, Texas, have invente d a new and useful Shoe-Securing Device,: of whichthe-following is {tISPGClfiCtlvice or attachment to be used to prevent'a small child or baby from accidentally or 1ntenti'onally pulling" off its .shoes or ties. Babies shoes frequently accidentally become unbuttoned or unlaced as the case may be, and are kicked off, or sometimes achild will intentionally unbutton or unlace" its shoes to remove themf My'i'nventi0n ontemplates the {use of aspecial "strap or fastening device, passing around the upper part of the shoe, secured to it near the front and near the rear andhaving its'ends con n'ected together near the back of the shoe where the connecting device is inconspicuous and relatively inaccessible;

Figure 1 j is ,a perspective" view of the right shoe ofthe button type with my improvement applied. V,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View ofthe attachment ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the same attachment spread out flat. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the left shoe of the tie type buttoning on the side and with my improvement applied.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the attach mentof Fig. 4 by itself;

Fig. 6 is a view of the latter Fig. 7 is a perspective view of'the left shoe of the tie type buttoning in front, and

with my invention. applied.

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the attachw r on the shoe. The button 21 is provided ment of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a view of the same attachment spread out fiat.

Fig. 10 1s a perspective viewof the upper i partof the right shoe of the laceditype, with my improvement attached.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the at- .upper part of the shoe 15 is surrounded by attachment the attachment 16 whichissecured to it' near" the front by a suitable attaching device such as the fastener 17,:and near the rear by a Spe cifioationof manna Pat nt d Ju i zg g g o,

suitable attachingjde'vice"such as thefas tener 18." Theattachment is provided with buttonhole 19 for receiving the upper but-' ton 20 of the shoe and thus affording additional-means of connection: with the shoe" and additional means for preventing the shoe from being accidentally or intentionally unbuttoned. Another button 21 is'ficar ried by the attachment 16 near its rear and the device together near the point where the fastener18 is located. This button 21 being at the rear of the shoeis relativelyinac ces.

sib'le and is not subject to accidental unbut tend to unbuttonthe usual {buttonsat the front or side of the shoe. To remove the shoe it is necessary to-"unbutton the attaching device at the rear and from the button 20 whereupon the shoe. may be unbuttoned inover this, the, movable end of the attach a 111g device with its buttonhole 22 is adaptedto engage so astosecure the two ends of;

qtoning by the same movements thatwould ing device is fastened over, the button 20 and then atthe rear.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, the shoe 23 is ofthe tie'type buttoning at the side and the attaching device 24 is cut on an are so as to conform to the shape of the upper part of the tie. In both forms thus far described, the attachingdevice is provided with a fastener 17 near the center and a second fastener 18 at one end.- The other end of the attachmentis provided with a buttonhole 22 and another buttonhole 19 is located so as to on the attachment to receive the button .hole 22. I f

v In the form shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, the shoe 25 is of the tie'ty e buttoning infront with a button 20".

he attachment 26 is provided with a fastener 18 to s'ecureit to correspond with the location of the button20:

. in "Figs l, 4 and 10, there is an additionalof the shoe for securing the front portion of the attaching device to the shoe. lhisform of attachment is secured permanently to the one point and that near the shoe at only rear.

edge near the rear by a. fastener 18 as in the otherforms. The'central part of the attach-- ing device is secured to the shoe by a fastener such as 17. The attaehing deviCei's pro 5 vided with a button 21' and a buttonhole 22,

as in the other'forms of, devices, for connecting the ends of the attachment together at or near the rear of the shoe I a It will'be noted that in all four forms one end of the attaching device is secured perf manentlyto the shoe at the upper edge near the rear and "the opposite end of the .attach-. ing'device is provided with a buttonholeto coact with 'afibutton near the first mentioned;

endo'f the device. In the three forms shown fastener for permanently securing a the c at: tachment'to .the shoe at a point near the front.. In the three forms shown in Figsf 1,

4 and 7,-the attaching device is provided 1 V witha buttonholeenabling it to be secured 7 shoe, or which can be sold selparately and at to an ordinary button on the shoe so as-to prevent the button from being accidentally unbuttoned.

The attachment simple and inexpensive character which canbe attached atthe factory and sold with the tached easily byanyone. n any event it serves to supplement and reinforce the usual fastening means of the shoe and thus make it more secure,cat the-same time rendering together.

- a, strap having a fastener at one end for securing it" near the rear of a shoe, afbutt'on 7 located near said fastener and a buttonhole shoe securing v I strap havlng means tor securlng oneend to will be seen to be of 'a;

. V. i v u i T fastening buttons, ofian'atta'ching device V In the form shown in Figs. 10, 11and'12,

a the shoe 27 is of the lace type and the attaching device 28 is secured toxthe upper" comprising a strap having one end secured having a button hole for receiving one of the fastening buttons of the shoe and means for detachably connecting the ends of the strap 2. The combination with a shoe,of an attaching straphaving one end secured thereto nearthe rear and havinga button near the rear and two buttonholes, one buttonh'ol'e being adapted to Ireceive sai'd button and the. other shoe. c e p (A securing device for ashoe'comprising' at theopposite end to-coact with said button, and meansfintermediate the ends for securing the deviceinear the front ofthe shoe.

device I comprising a the shoefnear the. rear,' and means for de tachably securing the opposite endgof the; V

first mentioned end -andhavil'ig a; buttonho'le' near-its central portion for receiving the'buti ton of a. shoe. P

V 5. A shoe securing device comprising fa strapihavingf a fastener at. one "end and a buttonhole at theopposite end, a button near. the first-mentioned end, a second fastener the centrah portion.

buttonhole toreceive a button onthe N near the center Ian'd'a second buttonhole near 1 I 

